Adobe Indesign for Nonfiction Book Layout - Complete Guide

Aaron Linsdau focuses InDesign on nonfiction book production. Manuscript import, image handling, contents, headers and footers connect page design with the structure of a longer publication. The focused setting is useful for learners whose immediate goal is a coherent book rather than a general tour of every feature in the application.

What you will learn

• Organize a nonfiction manuscript within a publication.
• Connect contents, headers and footers with book structure.
• Prepare and inspect a print-oriented PDF.

Who this suits

A working Creative Cloud version of InDesign is required. Familiarity with basic document editing will help you concentrate on the longer-publication decisions.

Before you enroll

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Put it into practice

Lay out a small chapter with headings, images and a contents entry. Change the text length, update the navigation and inspect a proof for awkward breaks, inconsistent spacing and missing linked material.

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